Questions about tumbling block pattern
02-13-2010, 09:35 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by MissTreated
It definitely does not lose the 3-D effect. It's strip quilted, meaning you cut strips, sew strips and sew more strips. The "blocks" are sew as half-blocks, vertically, making a strip, then the strips are sewn together, matching the other half of the block.
The instruction booklet I used was "Not Your Grandmother's Tumbling Blocks."
Here's a link to some pictures of the one I just finished. Getting ready to do another as soon as I get a couple of other things off my table.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-35132-1.htm
The instruction booklet I used was "Not Your Grandmother's Tumbling Blocks."
Here's a link to some pictures of the one I just finished. Getting ready to do another as soon as I get a couple of other things off my table.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-35132-1.htm
made with streight seams Not your grandmothers tumbling blocks pattern
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02-14-2010, 09:48 PM
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I found the strip pieced tumbling blocks to be simple construction. The concern is there are lots of bias edges to keep from stretching. This was my first quilt ever!
Strip pieced tumbling blocks
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02-15-2010, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by OR Piecemaker
I found the strip pieced tumbling blocks to be simple construction. The concern is there are lots of bias edges to keep from stretching. This was my first quilt ever!
(OR, as in operating room?)
03-10-2010, 03:27 AM
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I have been working on a tumbling block or seven sisters quilt that is strip pieced. I am using the directions from "Not Your Grandmothers Tumbling Blocks" by Macie Baker. I chose to do mine in lavender and white..so...it is a seven sisters quilt. I tried a block doing the standard way with all the diamonds...and I was pulling my hair out. Now..I have several blocks completed and it looks great..the strips do not affect the design at all.
03-10-2010, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Janetlmt
I have been working on a tumbling block or seven sisters quilt that is strip pieced. I am using the directions from "Not Your Grandmothers Tumbling Blocks" by Macie Baker. I chose to do mine in lavender and white..so...it is a seven sisters quilt. I tried a block doing the standard way with all the diamonds...and I was pulling my hair out. Now..I have several blocks completed and it looks great..the strips do not affect the design at all.
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